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March 26th Purple Day 2016

I know this post is late but it's been crazy around here but hey atleast something is getting posted. Lol.  Saturday was Purple Day 2016 to show support for epilepsy awareness. It's amazing how much you post about something and get information out there you'll see people respond. I had some people I know wear purple and post their picture on Facebook and even change their picture with announcing that they are wearing purple to support someone they know that is battling epilepsy or has battled epilepsy. I have to admit social media is pretty amazing on how fast a picture can get seen by so many people.  I decided to make cake balls for Purple Day. They were also great for Easter as well. I split the cake pops up between my best friend/sister and my boyfriend. Which of course they loved so it was a win win situation no one was mad.  It was funny Sunday I showed up at my friends house and she's like you weren't wearing purple on Saturday. I said I know I forgot. Then s

1 year - VNS update.

Today marks 1 year since I got my VNS - Vagus Nerve Stimulater for my epilepsy. Now this one year hasn't been the best so the results from the device is hard to tell if it's working. Not only have I had so much on my mind that every time I would have a seizure or a Ora that remembering to use my bracelet to set off the device has been hard.  I was hoping that when I had this surgery I would have had better results.  Things in life happen, as my doctor understands that my body can't handle stress, getting sick, lack of sleep.  So within this 1st year of having my VNS I've had 5+ seizures that doesn't count the ones that I don't know about.   I was looking forward to going through this next treatment with all my loved ones. But unfortunately an important person decided to leave my life and my families life that was unbelievable. So that choice made a huge affect on how this new therapy(vns) was going to go.  As of now I'm going day by day and today marks the s

Epilepsy Awareness Day 2016

Wear something purple on March 26th to show support for someone you know that is living with epilepsy or has had epilepsy. #epilepsy #epilepsyawareness #epilepsysucks #epilepsyawarenessmonth #epilepsywarrior #purple #epilepsyfighter #purpleday #purpleday2016 #seizure #seizures #seizuredisorder